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"So it was a comforting dream that someone else would be willing to help me
with a saddle, because my parents said do it yourself or you're not old enough
to ride."

The more you write about your parents, the more I want to slap them! I'm sorry your interest did not get taken seriously, that sucks.
Using this logic, most of us should not be driving a car I suppose....how sad that people really feel justified thinking this way.

Ren